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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 441 p4p, 694 weight class) and Damen Mayer (ranked 23 p4p, 40 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36 - 26 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damen Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Mayer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mayer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cruz tries to buck Mayer off but Mayer is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cruz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mayer but great work by Cruz.
Cruz in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz staying calm.
Cruz with the ground and pound but Mayer regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz working Mayer over with strikes.
Mayer looking for submissions off his back.
Mayer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cruz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mayer!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz landing punches.
Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mayer is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cruz cracks Mayer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cruz looking to finish Mayer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mayer!
Mayer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cruz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Mayer's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Mayer's head.
Mayer is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Cruz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Mayer's temple.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayer defending well though.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayer keeps working.
Cruz is pressing down on Mayer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayer is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Mayer is defending well.
Cruz uses his free foot to push down on Mayer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mayer.
Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cruz scoring with strikes but Mayer is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruz tries to control but Mayer wriggling away.
Cruz working Mayer over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cruz looking to finish Mayer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mayer!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mayer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayer takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mayer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mayer defends it easily.
Cruz looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer looking to pass the guard.
Cruz is trying to keep Mayer in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is pulling down on Mayer's head to control his posture.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Mayer postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Mayer's guard.
Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mayer has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayer can do to turn this around?
Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mayer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz working Mayer over with strikes.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Mayer is working away.
Cruz is working for a kimura but Mayer is defending it quite comfortably.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Mayer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Mayer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz is pressing down on Mayer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayer is holding on for now.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayer actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruz is working for a kimura but Mayer is defending it quite comfortably.
Mayer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Mayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Mayer is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Cruz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dom Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz tries for a takedown but Mayer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Mayer there.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mayer clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Mayer has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Mayer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Mayer manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mayer to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Mayer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cruz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mayer to the mat. Mayer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mayer looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayer, not yet.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mayer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Mayer's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Mayer throws up his legs and catches Cruz in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Cruz tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Mayer! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Damen Mayer!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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